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You’d Look Better as a Ghost

July 3, 2024

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When You’d Look Better as a Ghost opens Claire has just found out that a piece of her art has been accepted for a prestigious show. It’s only the next day that she gets another email from the same ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, humor, mystery, vacation reading

Nightwatching: A Novel

May 9, 2024

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On Tuesday I shared a slow-burn novel of suspense, so I’m wrapping up the week with a fast-paced dreadfest extravaganza. Author Tracy Sierra takes on the primal ‘stranger in the house’ fear that’s ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, suspense, thriller, vacation reading

River East, River West

April 4, 2024

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In the search for fiction that takes me out of my own experiences Aube Rey Lescure’s River East, River West was just what I wanted. Alva and her mother Sloan have always been partners, the two of them ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, China, coming-of-age, cultural, debut

Piglet: A Novel

March 22, 2024

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When a young woman’s fiancé reveals a significant betrayal two weeks before their wedding she’s left reeling. How she deals with this news and its impact on her life in this compressed timeline are ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, debut, England, literary, women

Medea by Eilish Quin

February 12, 2024

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There are some criminal court cases where the defense attorney cannot argue their client’s innocence because guilt is so clear. Other ways of mitigating the evidence must be found. Author Eilish Quin ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, fantasy, Greece, mythology, retellings

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